Advertising and selling machine.



No. 698,702. I Patented Apr. 29, I902.

A. c. GUERNSEY.

' ADVERTISING AND SELLING MACHINE.

(Application filed- Oct. 5, 1900.)

(No Model.)

mechanism that receives pieces of coin and in its normal perpendicularposition, as shown in Fig. 1; and a tube inwhich a spring-actu- UNITEDSTATES ANNA CVGUERNSEY, O

ATENT Fries;

F DES MOINES, IOWA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 698,702, dated April29, 1902.

Application filed October 5,1900.

To all whom it may concern: I 7

Be it known that I, ANNA 0.1 GUERNSEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Des Moines, in the county of Polk and State of. Iowa, haveinvented a new and useful Automatic Advertising and Selling Machine, ofwhich the following-is a specification.

My object is to providea coin-controlledmachine adapted for dischargingand dealing out to customers pieces, packages, or parcels of merchandisein succession from a chamber within as the price of the article in theform of a coin is dropped in a slot and pressed by a pin in such amanner that the same pressure upon the coin will at the same time bymeans of a compound lever actuate mechanism for displaying anadvertisement of the merchandise immediately in front of the eyes of theoperator.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combinationof parts, as hereinafter set forth,pointed out in my claims, andillustrated in'the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is avertical centralsectional view showing the forms and relative positionsof the different operative parts. "Fig. 2 is a rear view of the machinefrom which the back is removed from the case to disclose'the mechanism.Fig. 3'is an enlarged detail view of the card-holder and carrier that islocated in the top portion of the case to cooperate with the dischargesarticles of merchandise. Fig. at is a side view of a coin-carrying frameprovided with coinciding slots in its top and an open space forreceiving a coin when the frame'is' ated pin is mounted and the pin inposition for engaging a coin.) r

The letters A and A designate the side walls of a wooden case that mayvary in dimensions to suit the sizes of articles of merchandise that areto be inclosed therein to be successively discharged therefrom.

A is a back hinged to one of the parallel sides. The sides .are extendedlaterally at theirlower end portions, and A is a fixed front on theedges of the parallel extensions, and A a fixed top on the sameextensions.

13 is a fixed front that extends from the Serial No. 82,102- (No model.

Ifixed top A to the top of the parallel sides A and A B is a windowinthe top portion of the front, vthrough whiclradvertisements on acard-carrier'will be visible.

B is a rotatable card-carrier journaled to the parallel sides of thecase to be simultaneously operated with the mechanism for automaticallydelivering merchandise from a chamber in the case by pressure upon acoin dropped through a slot in the case.

0 is the wall of, a pocket or chamber, preferably made of sheet metal,fixed to the inside of the fixed front 13 and adapted in size to thepieces or packages of merchandise that are to be placed therein and uponeach other, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. l.

O is a movable'section of thef'front B, by means of which access isgained to the chamber as required for piling up articles in the chamber.

O is a window in the lower portion of the movable section 0 A slidingbottom at for the chamber is fitted in bearings d, fixed to the wall 0of the chamber,'and upon the top of a block (1, that is fixed to theparallel side walls A and A 01 is a lever pivotally connected with thebottom of the case and connecte'datits top with the sliding bottom 61 bymeans of links 61. A frame f,'having coinciding slot-s f in the parallelsides of its top to admit a coin, is also pivotally connected with thebottom of the case, and an escutcheon f is fixed in an opening in thetop A to coincide with the slot f at the top of the frame and has anintegral downward extension that is provided with aslot that coincideswith the open slots in, the tops of the parallel sides of'theframe fwhen it is in its normal position, as shown in Fig. 1, and in such amanner that when acoin corresponding in diameter with the width of theslot is dropped through the escutcheon it will enter the slot in theframe to be supported and carried by the frame. The frame f is connectedwith the lever d by links g, that have branches g, adapted to engage theparallel sides of the pivoted frame f in such a manner that when theframe is pressed inward the branches will aid in transmitting power fromthe frame to the lever 01" as required to thereby actuate the slidingbottom d. Contractile coiled springs 9 return the lever d and theframefto their normal positions when force applied to the framefisrelaxed.

h is a spring-actuated pin mounted in the front A in such a manner thatits inner end can engage a coin in the slot and by pressure against thecoin force the frame f and the lever 01" rearward and at the same timestore power in the springs g, that will return the frame and lever totheir former positions when pressure upon the pin is removed.

72, is a pawl pivotally connected with the under side of the top A insuch amanner that it will extend down between the parallel sides f ofthe frame and swing inward to allow a coin to pass to the rear of it;but in the re-l verse motion of the frame it will engage the coin andprevent the coin from remaining in the top of the frame when the frameresumes its normal position.

J is a lever pivoted to one of the parallel sides of the case andconnected at its lower end with the lever 61 by means of alink J Thelevers J, d, and f are thus combined with the slidable bottom (Z, thespring-actuated pin it, and the card-carrier B in such a manner as toproduce a compound lever for simultaneously operating the slidablebottom and the rotatable card-carrier advantageously by pressing the pinupon a coin supported in the top of the lever f. It is therefore obviousthat a force suificient for actuating the slidable bottom will also besufficient for operating the card-carrier at the same instant theslidable bottom is actuated.

K is a ratchet-wheel on the axle of the ro tatable card-carrier B and mis a pawl connected with the lever J to engage the ratchetwheel in sucha manner that when the lever is vibrated by pressure upon a coin in theopening in the top of the pivoted framefit will impart motion to theratchet-wheel as required to rotate the card carrier a fraction of arevolution. A detent in the form of aspring r, carrying a roller 8 atits top, is fixed to the inside of the case to press the roller againstthe ratchet-Wheel K as required to retain the 'card-carrier normallystationary.

Catch devices on the ends of the card-carrier are adapted to retaincards on the faces of the roller, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig.1, in such a manner that a card or any vother form of advertisement onthe carrier will be brought into parallel position with the window Bevery time the pin it is pressed to engage a coin in the frame fasrequired to discharge an article of merchandise from the opening in itsfront that is traversed by the sliding bottom (2 under the cover 3,fixed to the front B and over said opening. By thus combining automaticmechanism for delivering merchandise and a rotatable card-carrier foradvertising the merchandise and jointly operating all the movable partssimultaneously by pressure of a pin upon a coin dropped through a slotinto the machine the machine performs a double service for the owner andthe customers who patronize the owner by operating the, machine. J Y

From the foregoing description of the construction and functions of thedifferent parts the practical operation and utility of my invention willbe obvious to persons familiar with the art to which it pertains, and

What I therefore claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. In a coin-controlled machine, a frame pivoted at its lower end andprovided with parallel sides at its top and coinciding vertical slots inthe parallel sides of its top for receiving and retaining a coin, aspring-actuated pin mounted in horizontal position to engage a coinplaced in said slots, a pawl pivoted above the top of the pivoted framefor engaging and removing the coin from the said slots in the pivotedframe as the frame and pin resume their normal positions, a chamber formerchandise above the pivoted frame and pivoted pawl, a slidable bottomfor-"said cham her and meansfor connecting the slidable bottom with saidpivoted frame, arranged and combined to operate in the manner set forthfor the purposes stated.

2. In a coin-controlled machine, a frame pivoted at its lower end andprovided with parallel sides at its top and coinciding vertical slots inthe parallel sides of its top for receiving and retaining a coin aspring-actuated pin mounted in horizontal position to engage a coin,placed in said slots, a pawl pivoted above the top of the pivoted framefor engaging and removing the coin from the said slots in the pivotedframe as the frame and pin resume their normal positions, a chamber formerchandise above the pivoted frame and pivoted pawl, a slidable bottomfor said chamber, means for connecting the slidable bottom with saidpivoted frame and means for connecting the pivoted frame with arotatable card-carrier located above the said chamber for merchandise,arranged and com bined to operate in the manner set forth for thepurposes stated.

3. In a coin-controlled machine for adver= tising and sellingmerchandise, a case having a slot to admit a coin, a frame having a slotin its top to receive a coin pivoted in the case, a spring-actuated pinto engage a coin in the slot of said pivoted frame, a chamber forarticles of merchandise above the said slot in the case, a slidablebottom in the chamber, a lever connected with the slidable bottom at itstop end, contractile springs connected With the said pivoted frame andthe lever and means for conveying hand-pressure to a coin in the top ofsaid pivoted frame, a pawl pivoted to the case for removing the coinfrom the frame having a slot in its top to receive a coin, a rotatablecard-carrier mounted above the chamber for merchandise, a ratchet-wheelon the axle of the cardcarrier, a lever having a pawl at its top toengage the ratchet-wheel and a link at its bottom connecting it with thelever that is cona slot in the top of the extension to admit and.

direct a coin into a coinciding slot in the top of said pivoted frame, alever pivoted in the bottom of the case and connected with the slidablebottom of the chamber, a spring-ac tuated pin mounted in the front ofthe forward extension of the case to engage a coin in the top of saidpivoted frame, a pawl pivoted to the top of said extension to pull thecoin from the slot in the top of said pivoted frame, a rotatablecard-holder mounted in the top of the case, a ratchet-wheel on the shaftof the card-holder, a lever fulcrumed to the inside of the case andprovided with a pawl at its top to engage the ratchet-wheel andconnected with the lever that is attached to the pivoted frame that hasa slot in its top for holding a coin, a Window in front of the case inalinement with the card-holder, all arranged and combined tosimultaneously operate the slidable bottom of the chamber formerchandise, and the rotatable card-holder for advertising themerchandise by pressure upon a coin placed in the machine andtransmitted to said slidable bottom and said rotatable card-holder bysaid plurality of levers.

ANNA O. GUERNSEY.

Witnesses: J. R. HAIT,

THOMAS G. ORWIG.

